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The aim of this study was to evaluate the anxiety levels of the parents of infants with cleft lip and palate (CLP) before and after primary lip surgery.

Forty mothers (mean ages 31.9 ± 6.16 years) and 40 fathers (mean ages 34.6 ± 5.91 years) of infants with CLP were included in this study. They were asked to answer the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) and Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) just 1 h before the primary lip surgery (T0) and 1 month after (T1) surgery. Student t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used for inter-group comparison, the paired-sample t was used for the intra-group comparisons (p < 0.05).

There were no statistically significant differences for the comparisons of state (STAI-S) and trait (STAI-T) anxiety or APAIS scores between the parents. While state anxiety scores of the mothers increased significantly post-surgically, APAIS scores showed significant decreases in both parents (p < 0.05). APAIS scores of the fathers with bilateral CLP infants were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than the fathers of unilateral ones. The parents with local anesthesia experience showed significantly lower APAIS scores (p < 0.05). A negative correlation was present between maternal age and STAI-T, whereas a positive correlation was present between paternal age and the anxiety.

The anxiety levels of the parents were similar. Parents asked for more information about the anesthesia than the surgery, therefore communication with the anesthesiologist in the preoperative period is important. Routine assessment of parents' stress and psychosocial support should be provided by the cleft team.

The anxiety levels of the parents were similar. Parents asked for more information about the anesthesia than the surgery, therefore communication with the anesthesiologist in the preoperative period is important. Routine assessment of parents' stress and psychosocial support should be provided by the cleft team.

Stability of a dental implant is very important when planning immediate loading and design of a final restoration. The aim of this study was to compare the primary and the secondary stability of dental implants inserted by three different surgical techniques conventional (standard) technique using a sequence of drills for implant bed preparation, osteotome technique using tapered hand instruments for creating implant sites by condensing the bone and guided flapless implant surgery with surgical templates.

The study included 150 patients (80 males and 70 females), 46-71 years old, who required implant supported fixed partial dentures in the posterior maxilla of D3 or D4 bone density. Patients were randomly assigned into one of the three surgical insertion technique groups. All patients received tapered implants of the same manufacturer of the same length and two different widths (3.3 × 11.5 mm or 4.2 × 11.5 mm). Primary and secondary implant stability were measured by means of resonance frequency analysis (RFA) at the time of implant placement and 5 months after surgery using the Ostell ISQ device (Osstell AB, Sampgatan, Goteborg, Sweden). Statistical analysis included one-sample Kolmogorov Smirnov test, descriptive statistics, multivariate analysis (Bonferoni post-hoc tests) and paired t-tests.

Patients in the osteotome group exhibited higher primary stability (P < 0.01) than in the conventional and surgically guided flapless groups. There were no significant differences in the secondary stability (p >  0.05). Wider implants presented higher ISQ values (P<0.01).

The osteotome technique led to the highest implant primary stability, therefore it can be recommended when immediate loading is planned or for one-piece implant insertion.

The osteotome technique led to the highest implant primary stability, therefore it can be recommended when immediate loading is planned or for one-piece implant insertion.Stress is associated with obesity. Executive Function (EF), a set of behavioral regulation capacities, may play a mediating role in this relation if lower EF increases disinhibited eating. Participants were 249 women who completed an online survey. We measured stress using Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, EF using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), disinhibited eating using the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire, and self-reported BMI. We used path analysis on this cross-sectional sample of women to test our hypothesis that higher stress is associated with reduced EF, greater disinhibited eating, and higher BMI and tested the indirect effects from stress to disinhibited eating and from stress to BMI. Stress was related to lower EF (β = 0.53 p less then .001), lower EF was related to greater disinhibited eating (β = 0.34, p less then .001), and disinhibited eating was related to higher BMI (β = 0.37, p less then .001). There was an indirect effect of stress on disinhibited eating through EF (β = 0.18, SE = 0.04, p less then .001) and an indirect effect of stress on BMI through EF and disinhibited eating (β = 0.07, SE = 0.02, p less then .001). Women with higher stress may have higher BMI, in part due to reduced EF and disinhibited eating, suggesting that interventions designed to improve stress management and EF may also improve success with weight control, at least in this population of women.Valorization of all major lignocellulose components, including lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose is critical for an economically viable bioeconomy. In most biochemical conversion approaches, the standard process separately upgrades sugar hydrolysates and lignin. Poly-D-lysine cell line Here, we present a new process concept based on an engineered microbe that could enable simultaneous upgrading of all lignocellulose streams, which has the ultimate potential to reduce capital cost and enable new metabolic engineering strategies. Pseudomonas putida is a robust microorganism capable of natively catabolizing aromatics, organic acids, and D-glucose. We engineered this strain to utilize D-xylose by tuning expression of a heterologous D-xylose transporter, catabolic genes xylAB, and pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) genes tal-tkt. We further engineered L-arabinose utilization via the PPP or an oxidative pathway. This resulted in a growth rate on xylose and arabinose of 0.32 h-1 and 0.38 h-1, respectively. Using the oxidative L-arabinose pathway with the PPP xylose pathway enabled D-glucose, D-xylose, and L-arabinose co-utilization in minimal medium using model compounds as well as real corn stover hydrolysate, with a maximum hydrolysate sugar consumption rate of 3.